Plasma acceleration: It’s all in the mix Toggle navigation Plasma acceleration: It’s all in the mix A pinch of nitrogen and artificial intelligence are moving laser plasma acceleration a big step closer to practical applications DESY/SciComLab In laser plasma acceleration, an intense laser pulse (red) in an ionised gas drives a bubble-shaped plasma wave consisting of electrons (white). An electron bunch (centre) riding this wave like a surfer is thus accelerated to high energies over shortest distances. The rendering is based on real simulation data from the LUX experiment. Zoom in ").addClass("image-details"); var $imageCaption = $("").addClass("image-caption").text(caption);